Middlethird

Middlethird is a hamlet in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Middlethird is situated nearby to the hamlet East Gordon, as well as near Byrewalls.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hume Castle and Greenknowe Tower.

Hume Castle

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home. Hume Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Middlethird.

Greenknowe Tower

Castle

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Greenknowe Tower is a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a residence rather than as a place of defence. Greenknowe Tower is situated 2½ miles west of Middlethird.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gordon and Hume.

Gordon

Village

Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.

Gordon is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, within the historic county of Berwickshire. The village sits on the crossroads of the A6105 Earlston to Berwick on Tweed road and the A6089 Edinburgh to Kelso road. Gordon is situated 2 miles west of Middlethird.

Hume

Village

Photo: Greg5030, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hume is a village in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. On the B6364, it lies 7 miles from Kelso, Roxburghshire. It is close to other villages and amenities, e.g. Brotherstone Hill, Smailholm, Smailholm Tower, Floors Castle, Stichill, Lambden, Nenthorn, Ednam, Birgham and Gordon. Hume is situated 2 miles southeast of Middlethird.

Greenlaw

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenlaw is a town and civil parish situated in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills on Blackadder Water at the junction of the A697 and the A6105 in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 661. Greenlaw is situated 2½ miles northeast of Middlethird.

Middlethird

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.68393° or 55° 41′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.51495° or 2° 30′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C7VMFMP+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2014997426

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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